Pretty Bits - Part Chic, Part Geek

Thursday, August 2, 2007

Alfie finally has erect ears!!

After 3 days of taping, Alfie's ears are finally erect! Now, he looks like a real yorkie! Simply adorable.

Let's hope it stays up forever *fingers crossed*

Monday, July 30, 2007

Alfie - Big dog in small body

Yorkies may be small, but they're no easy pushovers. Alfie, for example, does not have a single strand of fear in him. He reminds me of the Goths from Asterix and Obelix, absolutely oblivious to the real meaning of FEAR.

For one, he fell off the flight of stairs last week while trying to reach Mikki who was overwhelmed by his constant desire to play and thought she could get away from him by hiding in the middle of the stairs. Alfie rolled down the entire flight of stairs, only coming to a stop at the foot. Thank goodness my stairs were fully cushioned with carpet, hence reducing the impact. You might think that he would then be terrified of the stairs. Not a chance! He continued to linger to the stairs whenever he gets the opportunity - thinking its time he took the leap and learned to go down the stairs.

Here's a new video of the Alfie the monkey!

Sunday, July 29, 2007

Alfie - The Yorkie

Finally, Mikki's got a little brother - Alfie. Took me a really long time to find a suitable companion for her. Because of her size and timid personality, big dogs were ruled out. Alfie was born in Birmingham on 19 May 2007 as part of a litter of 2. He's got an older sister Ruby who was sold to a family in Dundee. His mom Kizi's currently 8yrs old and this is her 2nd litter. His pedigree certificate shows that his gt grandparents were from the famous Ozmilion family.

Above are 2 of his great and great great grandfathers.

More pictures of Alfie at 9weeks old, you will notice that he's got his ears taped in the last few pictures. Reason for that is because his ears were way too fluffy and they were not standing the way yorkies ears should!

Will update more next time on how Alfie and Mikki are getting along... Stay tuned..

Wednesday, June 6, 2007

Do you have something to Blurt?

The world is filled with a massive amount of knowledge which one person alone wouldn't be able to learn it all and keep it inside. More often than not, we find ourselves in situations where we have to source the Internet or Wikipedia for information only to find them way too generic.

It is worse if the information that you are looking for can be quite specific to a certain town or city. Like for example, if you have just moved to a new country and is all but ready to embark on a new career or simply looking for friends with similar interests to hang out. It will be extremely difficult for you to gain access to that information if you had just Googled for it online.

Wouldn't it be cool if there was a central online community which is all about real people asking questions about just about anything and having someone else answering to that question. Well, check out the New Kid on the Block - Blurtit is such an online community that is simply a wealth of real life experiences and information from all parts of the world.

Just imagine a new product or game just launched a couple of weeks back but you are unsure if it is worth getting. Post a question and Wala! Someone from Blurtit who has used the item or played the game will respond and you get a review - free of charge!!!

The categories span from Computers to Pets to Relationships, etc. Ask anything and expect an answer or help from anyone! You can even get suggestions and answers on Blurtit to what valentine's day present to get for your girlfriend or wife!

So, why wait, check it out now!

Dogs are more adaptable than you think!

It's been almost 3 months now since my little darling Mikki (a 3 year old maltese) has arrived in Aberdeen. I have been told time and again by my parents about reconsidering relocating her from Singapore simply because of what she has to go through.. The Rabies jab, blood test, 6 months of home quarantine and the final torture of having to be confined to a little crate and be loaded into the cargo hold of the airplane for 13 hours before arriving at London Heathrow. Where she was off-loaded and placed in an Animal Recovery Centre for a dreadful 10 hours while immigration clearance was done, before being stuffed onto BMI for another hour and a half into Aberdeen.

Now that she's here, and seeing how fast she has adapted to the change in environment, weather, food, and still be happy. In fact, she seems happier here than she ever was in Singapore. Maybe it's because she gets her daily run in our garden. Could be that she loves dashing around in a fully carpeted house which definitely was more friendly on her paws than the slippery marble surface in Singapore. Guess the cool weather here has a big part to play as well. But, most of all, the biggest joy for her being here is that she gets to spend more time with me eventhough I have embarked on a new career here in a new job, new organisation.

It's amazing how fast dogs are able to adjust and adapt to changes in environment. It's as though nothing has changed. Maybe I'm just lucky Mikki's very adaptable. Must be her constant short weekend vacations back in Singapore where she would stay in one house and another over the weekends. Some dogs I know aren't as adaptable. I'm just glad I've got a little healthy, easy peasy doggie (except when it comes to food!).

At the end of the day, I look at her happy face and I know I definitely made the right choice in bringing her here with me despite what she had to go through.

Here are some videos of her enjoying herself in the sun, the snow, and in the parks: